Bretton is a Village in the county of Flintshire (Sir y Fflint).

Bretton postcode: CH4 0DZ

Retail in Bretton

There are great places to visit near Bretton including some great towns, castles, ruins, hills, ancient sites, hiking areas and country parks.

There are a number of towns near Bretton including Buckley, and Flint.

The area close to Bretton boasts some of the best castles including Flint Castle - Castell y Fflint.

There are a number of ruins near to Bretton including Flint Castle - Castell y Fflint.

Clwydian Range, Moel Famau, Moel Llys-y-Coed, Moel Arthur, and Hope Mountain are great places to visit near Bretton if you like hills.

Moel Arthur is one of Bretton's best, nearby ancient sites to visit in Bretton.

Hiking Areas to visit near Bretton include Hope Mountain.

Country Parks to visit near Bretton include Waun-Y-Llyn Country Park.

Bretton History

There are some historic monuments around Bretton:

• Roman quarry including Edgar's Cave and the rock-cut figure of Minerva on Edgar's Field, 150m south west of Dee Bridge
• Icehouse 110m south west of Burton Manor College main building
• Dodleston motte and bailey castle
• Moated site north-west of Mill Hill House Farm
• Roman camp at Upton Heath, beside the water tower north of Long Lane
• Dodleston Hall moated site
• Caer Estyn Hillfort
• Wat's Dyke: Section E of Hope
• Roman camp at Upton, 400m east of the water tower north of Long Lane
• Pulford motte and bailey castle
• Chester Castle (part)
• Roman amphitheatre (southern part)
• Offa's Dyke: Section South of Brymbo Colliery
• St Nicholas' Chapel
• The Little Abbey Gateway, Northgate Street
• Wat's Dyke: Two sections between Clawdd Offa & Pigeon House Farm
• Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottages
• Holt Bridge
• Aldford motte and bailey and shell keep castle
• Wat's Dyke: Section N of Rhydyn Farm
• Shotwick Castle motte and bailey and late medieval garden remains
• Bryn Alyn Camp
• St John's Church (ruined portions)
• Belgrave moated site and medieval garden
• Industrial Tramway, Near Buckley
• Green Lane Farm Moated Site
• Offa's Dyke: Mountain View Section
• Bryn Alyn Round Barrow
• Promontory fort on Burton Point 550m south west of Burton Point Farm
• Bretton Hall Moated Site
• Offa's Dyke: Brymbo Hill Section
• Roman camp 300m west of Upton Grange Farm
• The walls, towers, gates and posterns of the City of Chester
• Wat's Dyke: Section NW of Clawdd Offa
• Dee Bridge
• Roman camp at Upton, 350m north east of the water tower north of Long Lane
• Heronbridge Roman site
• Motte and associated earthworks east of Old Rectory
• St Andrew's medieval hospital and limekiln, Denhall
• The 'Lock-Up', Hawarden
• Plas Maen Cottage round barrow
• Moated site 180m W of Fir Tree Farm
• Farndon Holt Bridge Also in Clwyd: Wales
• Holt Castle
• Wat's Dyke: Section E and SE of Dyke Farm
• Trueman's Hill motte
• Fishponds at Esp Hill
• Brymbo Ironworks: Early Blast Furnace, Cast House & Foundry
• Wat's Dyke: Section N of Bryn Estyn
• Chapel at Chapel House Farm 200m west of Wervin Old Hall
• Abbey Green Roman site
• Holt Roman Settlement
• Huntington Hall moated site
• Caergwrle Packhorse Bridge
• Hawarden Castle
• Wat's Dyke: Section N of the Rectory, Hope
• Wat's Dyke: Section N of Carlton Grange
• Shotwick Hall moated site
• Offa's Dyke: Section S from Pen y Coed
• Caergwrle Castle